SHOW: Alexander Wang – S/S 2017
LOCATION: Pier 94
DATE: Sept. 10
START TIME: 9PM +31mins
TOP INSTA LOOK: Good, old fashioned ‘90s throwback junk food served after the show – 7-Eleven candy, McDonald’s burgers and fries and Slurpee trucks – all forming the perfect antidote to douse your hangover when hitting SoCal’s beach breaks at 5AM with your fellow hard-partying beach bunnies.
BEHIND THE SCENES: The designer dropped his latest collaboration with Adidas Originals during the finale of the show in the form of black hoodies, shorts, sweats and pants featuring the athletic brand’s infamous three-stripe heritage.
OFF PROBATION: A floral-print cropped shirt with deconstructed sleeves and boardroom-ready collar, worn with knee-length silk shorts with lace detailing, strappy black sandals and signature Wang leather bag.
GOOD BEHAVIOR BOND: An electric blue silk bralette with black lace trim, teamed with matching mini shorts and styled with an elongated black blazer and sporty black sneakers.
INSPIRED BY: Deconstructed staples with a unisex appeal – think Venice beach surfers locked in a Westside Story-esque gang war with the region’s skateboard hood rats, merged with the sort of look a sexy Wall Street power player might wear don dressed as reporter Anastasia Steele from 50 Shades of Grey this Halloween.
POP CULTURE-NOD: Elle Macpherson fresh off the boat from Australia channeling her inner model-off-duty while relocating from her agency-funded hotel room at the Tribeca Grand to a model-filled loft on Wooster Street with three aspiring glamazons
WEAR IT TO: Your informational interview with the head of design at Calvin Klein, to help decide whether you’re ready to give up your ‘It-Girl’ status on Manhattan’s downtown club circuit to pursue a serious career in fashion, where you’re promptly informed that you can’t really expect to do so while going out until 4’oclock in the morning doing ecstasy four nights a week.
OVERHEARD COURTSIDE: “Do you think the fire engine parked outside is going to be part of the show?”
SPOTTED: Lourdes Leon, Pamela Anderson, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Baz Luhrmann, Tyga, Zoe Kravitz, Rami Malek, Jourdan Dunn, Skrillex, Nicola Peltz, Kylie Jenner, Tinashe, Dylan Jagger, Will.i.am.
COLOR WHEEL: Neon yellow, apricot, electric blue, purple, pink, black, cream, black sequin, grey, powder blue, leopard print, red, khaki.
THE DOCKET: The only thing missing from the electric, highly-conceptualized production was a cameo from ‘90s supermodel bombshell Cindy Crawfod – or her equally stunning daughter, Kaia – in a show which played out like an ode to the era’s club kid intent on spending their waking hours cruising the Venice beach boardwalk in between the intermittent open-air business meeting at Soho House. From neon nylon baseball caps to deconstructed white button-down shirts to surfer-inspired hoodies to lingerie skimpy separates, Wang stayed true to his signature playbook with a series of looks sure to make even the biggest Blue Crush fan swoon.
